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Nancy E Mears 1904–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jul 1904

Birth Location: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1978

Death Location: Roslyn, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Bernard Mears

Mother: Lillie Bancroft

Spouse(s): John Stein, Caton Brown, Frederick Schoen, Carl Zimmer

Children(s):

Nancy E Mears was born in 1904 in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Bernard Mears And Lillie Mae Bancroft. In 1910, Nancy E Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA. In 1920, Nancy E Mears resided in Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA. Nancy E Mears married Carl Hoffman Zimmer, Caton William Brown, Frederick Louis Schoen, John Herbert Stein. Nancy E Mears passed away in 1978 in Roslyn, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy E Mears was born in 1904 in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA, the child of Bernard Mears And Lillie Mae Bancroft.
  • In 1910, Nancy E Mears resided in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Nancy E Mears resided in Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA.
  • Nancy E Mears married Carl Hoffman Zimmer, Caton William Brown, Frederick Louis Schoen, John Herbert Stein.
  • Nancy E Mears passed away in 1978 in Roslyn, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bernard Mears
1876–1925
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
BM
Lillie Bancroft
1884–1928
Birth Location: Accomack County, Virginia, USA
LB

Spouses(s)

John Stein
1889–1961
Birth Location: Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
JS
Caton Brown
1902–1971
Birth Location: Quantico, Prince William, Virginia, USA
CB
Frederick Schoen
1897–1956
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
FS
Carl Zimmer
1896–1977
Birth Location: Weatherly, Carbon, Pennsylvania, USA
CZ

Children(s)

Nancy Mears's Ancestors

Self
Nancy Mears
1904–1978
Birth Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Parents
Bernard Mears
1876–1925
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Lillie (Mae) Bancroft
1884–1928
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Michel (Mitchell) Mears
1850–1910
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Emeline (C) Stevens
1848–1880
Accomack County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Michael Mears
1798–1879
Nancy Caruthers
1813–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Kendall Mears
1764–1820
Catharine Chandler
1775–1830

Nancy Mears's Timeline

9 Records

1904
2 Jul 1904
Birth of Nancy E Mears in Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 6
Nancy E Mears resided here in Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 16
Nancy E Mears resided here in Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA
Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 26
Nancy E Mears resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
Nancy E Mears resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1940
1940
Age 36
Nancy E Mears resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 46
Nancy E Mears resided here in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1978
21 Aug 1978
Age 74
Death of Nancy E Mears in Bitburg, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Bitburg, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
1978
1978
Age 74
Burial of Nancy E Mears in Roslyn, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Roslyn, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1904
    Event Place: Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03752; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 51-2122
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 009001-012000
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 1041; FHL microfilm: 2341868
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] District of Columbia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2923; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 51-2835

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pungoteague, Accomack, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Jun 23 1928

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1928

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 1041; FHL microfilm: 2341868

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03752; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 51-2122

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03752; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 51-2122

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2923; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 51-2835

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Bitburg, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1978
    Event Place: Roslyn, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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